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Home: Core Subjects: Culture and Civilization: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Culture and Civilization: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Easter vs. Irony - George WeigelAt the beginning of Lent, I was sent a moving account of the recent funeral procession of a young American soldier, which took place near his hometown in the South. Read more... Economy of grace - Michael CorenJust as it's usually only beautiful people who pretend that good looks don't matter, it's generally the rich who tell us that money isn't particularly important. Read more... Empty 'Spiritualism' - Tony SnowIf you walk into just about any chain bookstore in this nation and stroll to the "religion" section, you'll find some Bibles and commentaries - but you'll also find volume after volume of new-age froth, including a title of striking redundancy: "Spiritualism for dummies." Read more... Entertainment - Father George W. RutlerCatholicism has long distinguished itself from Puritanism in its joyful embrace of feasts and recreation. Read more... Exploitative reality shows degrade us, too - Colleen Carroll CampbellThe excruciatingly public marital troubles between Jon and Kate Gosselin reached their predictable denouement Monday when the reality television stars announced their impeding divorce before an audience of 10.6 million. Read more... Family Decline: A Political Response and a Religious Response - PAUL C. VITZPaul Vitz, in this concluding chapter, outlines both a political and a religious response to the crisis of the family. Vitz begins by reviewing evidence from the social sciences of the tragic social and economic costs which large numbers of single-parent and divorced families have wrought, concluding that the state's self-interest should push it to support strong traditional families. Read more... FEMA, Taxpayers, Faith and Charity - Raymond J. KeatingShould taxpayers subsidize churches and other religious groups for charitable aid supplied in response to natural disasters? Read more... Football Hero: Winning is Just Step One in His Mission - Brian McGuireJosh Heupel led his team, the Oklahoma Sooners, to an undefeated season and this school year’s college football national championship. Then, the Associated Press named him player of the year. So did the Sporting News. He was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. But all of that isn’t what’s most impressive about Josh Heupel. “He has really given his life to God and is trying to live up to what God’s plan is for him,” explains his mother. Read more... Forgiveness and Irony - Roger ScrutonWhat makes the West strong. Read more... Forming a community of Persons: The rights, Dignity and Role of Men and Wom - Mary ShivanandanIt is man's body that makes him conscious of being alone. It is precisely through his body that he realizes aloneness and difference from the animals even though he is a body among bodies. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 17-Nov-2009 - 18:10:32
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